| Wagner Prado | |
| Other Names: | Caldeirão |
| Birth Date: | year=1987 month=12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Weight: | 205lb |
| Weight Class: | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight |
| Reach In: | 74 |
| Fighting Out Of: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Team: | Team Nogueira / Retz |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
| Mma Kowin: | 16 |
| Mma Decwin: | 2 |
| Mma Koloss: | 2 |
| Mma Subloss: | 3 |
| Mma Decloss: | 3 |
| Mma Draw: | 1 |
| Mma Nc: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 53134 |
Wagner Prado (born December 30, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the light heavyweight division of Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA). A professional competitor since 2009, he has formerly competed for the UFC and KSW.
Prado started practicing Muay Thai at 19 years old and made his professional MMA debut in October 2009. At the same year he participated in the Brazilian television program Caldeirão do Huck of Rede Globo where he restored his Ford Maverick 1975 and earned his nickname. After his TV appearance, he joined Team Nogueira and achieved an undefeated record of 8-0, with 7 of his wins coming by way of knockout.[1]
Prado made his UFC debut against Phil Davis on August 4, 2012 at UFC on FOX 4, replacing an injured Chad Griggs.[2] An eye poke by Davis rendered Prado unable to continue at 1:28 of round 1 and the official result was a No Contest.
The rematch with Davis, briefly linked to UFC on FX 5, took place on October 13, 2012 at UFC 153.[3] Prado received the first loss of his professional career to Davis in the second round via submission due to an anaconda choke.
Prado was expected to face Roger Hollett on January 19, 2013 at UFC on FX 7.[4] However, Hollett was forced out of the bout with a torn bicep and was replaced by promotional newcomer Ildemar Alcântara.[5] Prado lost via submission (kneebar) in the second round, and was subsequently released from the promotion.[6]
After going 8–3–1 since his UFC release, including a 2–0 stint in KSW, Prado signed with ACA, debuting against Elkhan Musaev at ACA 133 on December 4, 2021. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[7]
Prado faced Grigor Matevosyan on July 22, 2022 at ACA 141. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[8]
Prado won his first bout with the promotion on April 28, 2023 at ACA 156, defeating Elmar Gasanov in the second round, knocking him out.[9]
Prado faced Faridun Odilov in the Quarter-final of the 2023 ACA Light Heavyweight Grand Prix on August 11, 2023 at ACA 161, losing the bout via scarf hold submission in the second round.[10]
Prado rebounded against Alexey Efremov on May 17, 2024 at ACA 175: Gordeev vs. Damkovskiy, knocking him out in the first round.[11]
|-|Win|align=center|18–8–1 (1)|Alexey Efremov|KO (punch)|ACA 175: Gordeev vs. Damkovskiy||align=center|1|align=center|3:52|Moscow, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|17–8–1 (1)|Faridun Odilov|Submission (scarf hold)|ACA 161: Gasanov vs. Abdurakhmanov||align=center|2|align=center|2:46|Moscow, Russia||-|Win|align=center|17–7–1 (1)|Elmar Gasanov|KO (punch)|ACA 156: Koshkin vs Boyko||align=center|2|align=center|1:02|Moscow, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|16–7–1 (1)|Grigor Matevosyan|Decision (unanimous)|ACA 141: Froes vs. Suleymanov||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sochi, Russia||-|Loss|align=center|16–6–1 (1)|Elkhan Musaev|Decision (unanimous)|ACA 133: Bimarzaev vs. Lima||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Saint Petersburg, Russia| |-|Win|align=center||Mikhail Ragozin|Decision (unanimous)|RCC 14| |align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Ekaterinburg, Russia||-| Loss| align=center|15–5–1 (1)|Kirill Kornilov|Decision (unanimous)|RCC 9| |align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Ekaterinburg, Russia||-|Draw|align=center|15–4–1 (1)| Kim Doo-hwan| Draw (unanimous)| Battlefield FC 2| | align=center|3| align=center|5:00| Macau, China||-|Loss|align=center|15–4 (1)| Anton Vyazigin| TKO (punches)| RCC 6| | align=center|3| align=center|3:17| Chelyabinsk, Russia||-|Win|align=center|15–3 (1)| Łukasz Parobiec| KO (punch)| KSW 45: The Return To Wembley| | align=center|1| align=center|0:41| London, England|Heavyweight debut. Knockout of the Night.|-|Win|align=center|14–3 (1)| Chris Fields| TKO (punches)| KSW 44: The Game| | align=center|2| align=center|2:17| Gdańsk, Poland||-|Win|align=center|13–3 (1)| Armando Sixel|KO (knee)|Katana Fight: Birthday Edition||align=center|2|align=center|3:52|Colombo, Paraná, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center|12–3 (1)| Magomed Ankalaev|KO (punches)|WFCA 38: Grozny Battle||align=center|1|align=center|3:33|Grozny, Russia|For the AFC Light Heavyweight Championship.|-|Win|align=center|12–2 (1)| Aldo Silva|TKO (punches)|Max Fight 16||align=center|1|align=center|4:19|São Paulo, Brazil|Defended the Max Fight Light Heavyweight Championship.|-|Win|align=center|11–2 (1)| Cesar Fabiano Rodrigues|TKO (punches)|Max Fight 14||align=center|1|align=center|3:08|São Paulo, Brazil|Won the vacant Max Fight Light Heavyweight Championship.|-|Win|align=center|10–2 (1)|Johnny Walker|TKO (punches)|Circuito Team Nogueira Beach 1 ||align=center|2|align=center|3:40|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|9–2 (1)| Rafael Monteiro|KO (punches)|Iron Fight Combat 4||align=center|2|align=center|3:50|São José dos Pinhais, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center|8–2 (1)| Ildemar Alcântara|Submission (kneebar)|||align=center|2|align=center|2:39|São Paulo, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center|8–1 (1)| Phil Davis|Submission (anaconda choke)|UFC 153||align=center|2|align=center|4:29|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-| NC|align=center|8–0 (1)| Phil Davis|NC (accidental eye poke)|||align=center|1|align=center|1:28|Los Angeles, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–0| Aldo Sultão|KO (punches)|Max Fight 13||align=center|1|align=center|0:20|São Paulo, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|7–0| Wellington Rodrigues|TKO (punches)|Max Fight 8||align=center|1|align=center|4:23|Campinas, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|6–0| Cleber Tavares de Moura|Decision (unanimous)|X-Fight: Rio de Janeiro||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|5–0| Fernando Tressino|TKO (knees and punches)|Campinas Fight 2||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Campinas, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|4–0| Luis Eduardo da Paixao|TKO (punches)|Max Fight 7: Rally Brazil||align=center|3|align=center|1:25|Itatiba, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|3–0| Alexandre Imperador|TKO (leg kick)|First Class Fight 4||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Sao Paulo, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|2–0| Mario Dias|KO (head kick)|Ichigeki: Brazil 2009||align=center|1|align=center|1:02|Bragança Paulista, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|1–0| Fernando Tressino|KO (knees and punches)|Ichigeki: Brazil 2009||align=center|1|align=center|0:35|Bragança Paulista, Brazil|